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Torsion of a wandering accessory spleen: CT findings

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Torsion of an accessory spleen is a rare entity that can have a variable clinical presentation. We report the computed tomographic (CT) findings of an acute torsion of an accessory spleen in a 13-year-old girl. CT disclosed a hypodense mesenteric mass with peripheral inflammatory changes.

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  1. Institut de Diagnòstic per la Imatge, Hospital Duran i Reynals, Civtat Sanitària i Universitària de Bellvitge, Autovia de Castelldefels, km 2'7, E-08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, ES

    C. Valls, L. Monés, A. Gumà & E. López-Calonge

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Received: 20 November 1996/Accepted: 24 December 1996

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Valls, C., Monés, L., Gumà, A. et al. Torsion of a wandering accessory spleen: CT findings. Abdom Imaging 23, 194–195 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002619900321

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